EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Hyundai “i40” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0044/18
Summary
The clutch switch may be faulty. As a consequence, if the vehicle is started when it is in gear, without the hand brake on and the clutch not engaged, the vehicle could move off when not expected causing an accident.
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Product
Passenger car — Hyundai
- Brand
- Hyundai
- Name / model
- i40 · Type-approval number: E4*2007/46*0263*12; Type: VF
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles concerned were manufactured between 1/04/2011 and 26/03/2012.
What is the risk?
- The clutch switch may be faulty. As a consequence, if the vehicle is started when it is in gear, without the hand brake on and the clutch not engaged, the vehicle could move off when not expected causing an accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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